The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-24
LILLE HOYLE'S MURDER
HER UNCLE,s CONFLICTING STORIES
EXCITING SUSPICION
Cry OF Alarm and the Eoiso Of n Carriage
Heard ON the Night of the Girls Disnp-
pesrsace- Mrs. TayIor's story orn strange
Man, OF Whom Lille Was Afraid.

A Cry OF AIarn, and the Eoiso Of n Carriage
Heard on the Night of the Girls Disnp-
pesrance-Mrs. TayIor's story ofn strange
Man, Of Whom Lille Was Afraid.
WORCESTER, Sept. 23.-lt is rapidly being
established in the public mind that Dixon
Cowie, tho uncle OF Lille Hoyle, the girl who
was murdered in Webster, and in whose house
she boarded, Is likely to find himself In very
bad scrape, at least as the result of his talking
His statements wore looked upon with sus-
picion before the girl disappeared. Now they
are applied with moro force. and he Ia denying
some OF them. Miss Fanny Wheeler, q friend
OF the murdered girl. says: "On Sunday. Aug
49, / was invited to take lunch with Lille. and
after the moal we strolled down tho street.
During this walk We met u young woman who
some time previously 1t is said. had been
unfortunate. Lille then declared with no.
ticeab!e emphasis that II II was ever her fate
to be betrayed by man she would oblige him
to stand IN and acknowledge the facts. She
was very determined and her manner aroused
II suspicion In my mind that something was
troubling her. Finally she said that she was
afraid she must move. I DO not she added.
think It safe TO stay there any longer My
uncle is very harsh and unreasonable man
when intoxicated. and. besides, there is no
lock on my chamber door,"
The second day after Lilies disappearance
Mrs. Wheeler, Fannys mother. had CONVEX
eation with Cowie. at which her daughter was
present. Mr.. Cowie told q. long story regard
Ing his last talk with Lille. He met her. no
Rf sf or Mrs II Wiz %hom a
boarded. entered into a conversation which
opened on both sides with remarks regarding
the weather After some talk no. from tho
back door, saw her enter the outbullding, and
then he shut the door and won't to bed. Lille
had taken his hat e wear out Of doors
eyer saw, Of her; Wien auestioned BY "" Mrs rs
chloroform bag Lille could have boon taken
from the outbullding without alarming any one
" S or snaS bs lie
Hsty denies ali this now now. He IS also quoted az
iSr the body q the girl bsiors tho ' murder Was
discovered, ITS no use looking there, you
An extended examination Of the murdered
girls effects falls to reveal any letter in which
hor condition Is mentioned. although big
was found The report is current among
webster people that some one who had access
9 e .HS Uoh hs ash s Sas r
this story, as he had access to the room. The
friend on whom Cowie relies to corroborute his
up and says that they soSt together i in CoWies
room. He denies that Cowie held conversation
eote .s1 hes a n bsen IN 3
u few minutes Cowie said to him, Do you hear
that ?" and he heard some one exclaim. as
party. He says 1t seemed to him to have been
2 stitled cry of alarm. and that u few minutes
later the noise OF carriage being driven rap
this story seems to clear Cowie. he Ia regarded
witt a great deal OF suspicion.
Mrs. Taylor the woman for whom the girl
worked, says; There was one thing which
have never told that came .mundor my ohserva-
ton some time before Lille disappeared.
became impressed strongly with the iden that
somebody was watching for her around the
Ing to il. said, Who IS thoreF Il was DARK in
which seemed to DO disguised. Is Lille In /?
replied. No" and started down stairs to see
onds later he had gone. just u few nights DO:
fore the girl went on her vacation she started
TO go to the adjoining buildings when heard
into tho house. asked her what was the mat
ter. Sho said: Oh! it was man, | am afnid
to go out; He Is near the outbuilding.' l said
door and walt for yon to return;' which did.
She came into the house and apnearod very
much overcome with fear asked no qnes-
II Is settled that the body had not been long
II the crib when found. II i the belief that
the body was concealed until those who had it
Another circumstance has thrown additional
suspicion on Dixon Cowie. In the murdered
girls room were found several phials. and in
tansy. From all the pitfalls the labels had been
most most carefHlly removed BY washing. but
hS hote + sn9%n t. have IN from
that these labels have been removed since The
girl disappeared it will he accepted as ad-
ditionai evidence that the uncle has knowledge
is evident tonight that tie detectives are
working on very important clue